title: Bilateral olivary hypertrophy and palatal myoclonus.
abstract: We report on a case of palatal myoclonus associated with olivary hypertrophy on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 63-year-old man. This rare radiological finding must be differentiated from a brainstem tumor.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hopital Bretonneau, Tours, France.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hommet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Toffol
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cottier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Autret
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology*; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft